Purdue recruit Lamina Cooper (Lawrence North H.S. – Indianapolis, IN) will not enroll in school this fall and will not be a member of the Boilermaker program for 2015-16 due to “personal reasons” according to…
Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-17-2015 Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 08-10-2015 to 08-16-2015http://t.co/3CpASDpTI2 #ncaaw #wnba #fiba -> FIBA Americas All-Stars: Kia Nurse (Canada), Tamara Tatham (Canada), Clenia Noblet…
On Wednesday, August 26, President Obama will welcome the WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury to the White House to honor the team and their victory in the 2014 WNBA Finals. This visit will also continue the…
Last Wednesday, Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner’s request to annul her 28-day marriage to Tulsa Shock forward Glory Johnson was denied. The Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County ruled that the case will continue…
Sunday night’s San Antonio Stars at Seattle Storm. From L-R: Anna Wilson, her mom, Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) and entertainer Ciara. The Storm defeated the Stars 73-62. Anna, a star point guard for Collegiate School…
From Basketball Australia: Veterans Suzy Batkovic and Laura Hodges helped the Australian Opals to an 80-63 victory in Game 2 of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship and qualify Australia for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Eleven…
Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-10-2015 Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 08-03-2015 to 08-09-2015http://t.co/7vYOHqGsRg #ncaaw #wnba #fiba -> Mystics continue home win streak, defeat Sun 84-73Â . Video/recap/quoteshttp://t.co/qkx0dwkBfe #wnba ->…
Maryland women’s basketball assistant coach Bryce McKey was charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse this week. His case went to court Friday morning in Covington, Kentucky. He will be arraigned on Sept. 8 in a pre-trial hearing.…
During the process of preparing a response to the NCAA for longstanding allegations of academic fraud, North Carolina reports that it has discovered more evidence of violations. UNC’s athletic director Lawrence Cunningham said the school…
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner will not be able to proceed with an annulment of her marriage to Tulsa Shock forward Glory Johnson. The Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County denied her annulment petition…
From the team: The Minnesota Lynx announced the team signed forward Shae Kelley for the remainder of the season. Kelley, a 6-1 forward from the University of Minnesota, was selected in the third round, 35th…
Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-03-2015 Catch up on last week’s news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 07-27-2015 to 08-02-2015Â http://t.co/2y8kbKSaZD #ncaaw #wnba -> Sue Bird reaches 5,000 career points in loss to Liberty http://t.co/NfaqOgzNNj #wnba…
Announcement from FIBA: Brazil’s women’s and men’s national teams will compete in the Olympic Basketball Tournament at the 2016 Rio Games after FIBA’s Central Board decided to grant them automatic places at its meeting in…
Update: El Nuevo DÃa reported on August 10 that the federation decided not to prevent Cortijo for playing in the WNBA. The organization’s members unanimously voted to release her from her obligations with the national…
From the team: Atlanta Dream forward Cierra Burdick underwent successful surgery on Wednesday morning at Emory Hospital in Atlanta to repair a stress fracture in her left foot. Burdick’s rehabilitation is expected to last four…
From the league: The WNBA announced today that its board of governors has approved a revision to the existing format of the league’s draft lottery. Under the new format (which begins with the lottery following…
Phoenix Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner scored the game-winning shot, a three-pointer at the overtime buzzer to give her team a victory over the Tulsa Shock, 87-84, Tuesday night at US Airways Center. Bonner on the…
From the league: The WNBA and its teams will help raise awareness and inspire others in the fight against breast cancer during WNBA Breast Health Awareness Week from Aug. 4-9. In partnership with the non-profit…
Update: UConn announced that a previous TBA game will be against 2015 Final Four participant Maryland on Monday, December 28. Game time is set for 8:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden as part of the Maggie…
Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month presented for games played in July. Loyd led all rookies in points (10.5 ppg) and minutes (28.1 mpg), placed second in…
[Read the full Illinois report (PDF)] Release from Illinois Athletics: An outside investigation has concluded that allegations of racism within the University of Illinois women’s basketball program are unsupported. The investigation, conducted by the law…
Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-27-2015 3-team trade: Lynx acquire Sylvia Fowles; Gray, Dantas go to Atlanta +2016 1st-round pick; Erika de Souza goes to Sky http://t.co/XJacsNOKis -> LOL! https://t.co/RnH52Quyx8 -> Pokey Chatman: “Sylvia was…
Atlanta Dream forward Cierra Burdick will undergo surgery on Wednesday morning at Emory Hospital in Atlanta to repair a stress fracture in her left foot. Burdick is expected to be sidelined 4-6 weeks. She was…
THE Ohio State University ! ?????? #Blessed ???? pic.twitter.com/oXVboYhZao — Princess StephMav ? (@SMavunga_23) August 1, 2015 Official announcement Former North Carolina player Stephanie Mavunga, an All-ACC forward, has transferred to Ohio State. Her departure…
The 2015 WNBA All-Star Game 2015 broadcast on ABC delivered double-digit viewership increases over last year’s telecast on ESPN. According to the network: The 2015 All-Star Game delivered a 23 percent viewership increase over 2014 (when it…
